Printing-machine.



No. 819,813. PATENTED MAY 8, 1906. W. SCOTT.

PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APE.19, 1895.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed April 19, 1895- Serial No. 5%.316.

To all w/Lcm it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, :VVALTER SCOTT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of printing-machines wherein a plurality of webs are first perfected and then taken to one or more folding mechanisms, whence the products are delivered. These rinting and olding machines are desi ed or a variety of uses. Thus all the we 's may go to one folding and cutting machine to form one product or the webs or sections thereof may be associated in various ways and led to two or more folding and cutting mechanisms, thus giving as many roducts. Machines of this class and their 'mitations and defects are well known in the art. Thus if a machine be of a capacity for producing a copy containing a great many pages and two or more copies of a few pages, and it is desired to have products containing the fewer pages many adjustments have to be made in order to do so, and to avoid running the whole machine.

One object of this invention is to produce two or more like or unlike rinted products from webs of paper by per ecting machines used independently to do .so, and which may be connected to ether and all the webs be associated to make one product. Of course the capability of producing two independent. products by means of sets of web-perfecting form and impression cylinders includes. the capacity of runningbut one such set to, make one product, if so desired. The webs may be associated, folded, and cut and collected in any desired or known manner, and I remark that the sequence of these operations may be varied to suit, and some of them may be i omitted, or the products may be delivered fiat or folded one or more times, as may be desired.

To these ends the invention consists of combinations of groups of ,web-perfecting form and impression cylinders, (each perfectmgress comprising .two sets of printing mec amsms and each of sa d sets con1pr1s1ng a form and 8.11"1II1PI6SS1011 cyhnder,) with a driving mechanism for each group, said driv- 7 ing mechanisms acting independently of each other. The webs from the variousgrou s may be associated to form one product. ih order to prevent possible differences in the speeds of the cylinders ofthe various groups when associating all the webs to form one product, the driving mechanisms are connect-, ed together so that the cylinders will have the same surface speed. When the driving mechanisms are not connected together, any group may be stop ed, started, or used independently of all tlie other groups, and the groups may be used to produce duplicate matter or to produce unlike matter, as newspapers, magazines, &c. The inking apparatus may be of any suitable character. When there are two or more web-perfecting presses in each group, the inking apparatus for each press may be independent or all may be operated from one source of power.

The preferred form of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in whic igure 1 is a side elevation of a printing mechanism comprising four rotar web-perfecting printing-presses and two olders, .the framework being omitted for the sake of clearness. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the driving mechanisms for the printing-presses shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3*is an end view showing four folders arranged in pairs on different levels, the pairs being one over the other.

Referring to the drawings, four perfectingpresses A B C D are shown placed one above another, the cylinders of each press being in a horizontal plane and the resses being arallel or substantially parallel with each 0t er. A platform p extends along each side of the framework for the workmen to stand u on. There is a roll or Web of paper, as a. c d, for each rinting-press, shown. The Webs a. b c d are ed over guide-rollers 2 to their respective presses, wh ere they are perfected, and thence to guide-rollers 3, from which they are led to other guide-rollers 4. From these roller-s4 the course of the webs will depend upon the size of the product which is to be delivered. The'webs a. b are led to and associated upon a roller 5 and are thence led over a roller 6 to'the folding-machine E, where they get a longitudinal fold, and other folds, if. dc.- sired, before delivering. The web I) is led about an adjustable roller 7, by means of which it is brought into proper register with IOO the web a on the roller If all the webs are to go :o the same folding-machine, the webs c (1' are led about adjustable rollers 7 and over rollers s, if desired, and associated with the webs a 0 upon the roller 6 of the folding-machine 1* if, however, the webs c d are to be folded separately from the webs a b, they are led about their adjustable rollers 7 to the roller 9, where they are associated. Thence they are led to the roller 10 of the folding machine F, where they may be folded as often as desired and then delivered, it being understood in all cases that the folding-machines E F may or may not contain mechanism for suitably severing the webs transversely, as the'said severing may take place before the matter reaches the folder.

Forthe purpose of more readily utilizing the capacity of the above-described 1na chines I prefer to drive them, 'as will now be described. The machines shown are ar ranged to be driven in pairs by separate means, the arrangements being such, how ever, that when the webs from the two pairs are to be combined into one product the machines may be driven at the same surface speeds. 'ihe machines A and E are driven iron: t e belt-pulleys e on the shaft 11, one of said pui as being fast and the other loose, as common. transversely ofthe machine, parallel or substantially parallel with the axes of the cylinders thereof and carries bevel-gears 12 13.

On one side of the machine, preferably on the.

side opposite the pulleys e, is am upright shaft 14, which carries the bevel-gears 15 16 17, of

which the first meshes with gear 12, the sec end with a gear 18 on an impression-cylinder of machine A, and the last with a gear 19 on a like cylinder of machine B. The foldingmachine E is driven from shaft 11 by means of gears 13 2O 21- and the shaft 22. The mechanism for driving the upper pair of printing-machines and folder F consists of pulleys c, shafts 11 14 22 gears 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20, corresponding parts in the mechanism for driving the presses C and D having the same references with the superior indices added as the corresponding parts in the mechanism for driving the presses A and B and the shaft 23 and gears 24 It will be noted that the impressioncylinders I. .l of the presses shown in the drawings are arranged. in parallel vertical planes and that the cylinders 1 of the lower pair of presses are the ones driven by the ashaft 14 ,wnile cylinders l? of the upper pan- .o presses are the ones driven by the shaft 14*. This is the preferred arrangement of parts. t is obvious, however, thatether arrangements may be made and the distinctive features of the invention still be retained.

If copies containing more than eight pages to be produced, the shafts 1 1 11 a are con nected together by means of the gears 25 26 This shaft L1 extends thereon, one of said gears, as 25, being mov thereto, so that these gears may be connected and disconnected at will, and the webs are all taken to one folder. In this way copies containing ten, twelve, fourteen, and sixteen pages may be produced and, if sheets are col.- lected, double the number of pages named.

It must be understood that in the foregoing it is assumed that the presses use what is commonly called single-width webs and that there is no association of sections of one and the same web or webs nor any collecting of successive cuts and that the forms are of a size for twd of them to take up the full width of the web, leaving the usual margins; but it is obvious that in so far, as the driving mechanism isconcerned it is immaterial whether the presses be of a single or greater width or whether the folders E F each be replaced by two folders or how the webs be split or handled to get more'than sixteen-page products. It is obvious that more or less than two pairs of form and impression cylinders may ing a common driving mechanism and that there may be more than two groups.

The belt-shifters s s for the pulleys e 6 may be connected together by any suitable means whenever the driving mechanisms are coupled to run all the presses at the same speed. The means shown for this purpose consists of a rod r, which has its ends turned zit right angles to its body, which ends are set into holes in the shifters whenever it is desired to join them together, so that one driving mechanism cannot be stopped or started without stopping the other or starting it, as the case may be. I

It will be noted that the upright shaft 14 is geared to the first impression-cylinders of sets of printing mechanism A and B and shaft 14 to the second impression-cylinders of the sets of printing mechanism C and D, thus giving free access to all the impression and form cylinders from one or the other side of the machine.

While the upright shafts 14 and 14 are shown at opposite sides of the machine, it is obvious that they could be placed on the same side without departing from this in vention. The same remark applies to the driving-pulleys also.

Fig. 3 is an end view showing four folders arranged vertically above each other by pairs on different levels. In this figure each of the folders E F shown in Fig. 1 is replaced by two folders whose delivery apparatuses are merely indicated in Fig. 3. The webs are of double width and are split. The folded halves of these webs may go each to its own folder and there be folded, cut, and delivered, or the folded halves of the double width webs ma be associated in various ways to form prod nets of the desired number of pages.

able longitudinally of its shaft and splinedbe used in each group of printing-presses hav- What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United'States, is-

1. In a printing-press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing mechanism arranged one above another in a common frame, of a plurality of independent driving mechanisms, means for driving certain of said sets of printing mechanism by one of said drivin mechamsms and certain other of said sets 0 printin mechanism by another of said driving mec anisms, and a plurality of folding mechanisms, substantially as described.

2. In a printing-press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing mechanism arranged one above another in a common frame, of a plurality of independent driving mechanisms, means for driving certain of said sets of printing mechanism by one of said driving mechamsms and certain other of said sets or printing mechanism by another of said driving mechanisms, means for coupling said driving mechanisms together so that they will operate jointly, and a plurality of. folding mechanisms, substantially as described.

3. In a printing-press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing mechanism arranged one above another in a common frame, of a plurality of independent driving mechanisms, and means for driving certain of said sets of printing mechanism by one of said driving mechanisms and certain of said sets of printing mechanism by another of said driving mechanisms.

4. In a printing --press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing mechanism, of drivingears located at opposite sides of the press or driving the different sets of rintin mechanism, and independent driving-shafts for communicating power to the driving-gears at the opposite sides of the press, whereby the different printing mechanisms may be operated as separate presses and one set of printing mechamsm stop ed without interfering with the other sets 0 printing mechanism.

5. Inga printing-machine, the combination of two {pairs of web-perfecting presses, the members of each pair being arran ed one over the other, folding mechanism or each of saidpairs of presses, independent drivin mechanisms for said pairs of presses and their folding mechanisms, means for coupling said driving mechanisms together, and means for associatin perfected webs, substantially as describe 6. In a printing-press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing mechanism arranged one above another ina'common frame, of a plurality of independent driving mechanisms, means for driving certain of said sets of printing mechanism by one of said driving mechanisms and certain of said sets of printing mechanism by another of said driving mechanisms, and means for coupling said driving mechanisms together, whereby the said sets of printing mechanism may be started and stopped independently one of another and may be driven together as one press or machine, substantially as described. 7. In a printing-press, the combination with a pluralty of sets of printing mechanism mounted in a common frame, of a plurality of driving mechanisms independent of each other, means for driving certain of said sets of printing mechanism by one of said driving mechanisms and certain other of said sets of printing mechanism by another of said driving mechanisms, and a plurality of folding mechanisms, substantially as described.

8. In a printing-press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing mechanism, of driving devices at each side of the press, and independent driving-shafts for operating said driving devices at opposite sides of the press, substantially as described.

9. The combination of two printingpresses for perfecting webs and arranged one over the other, two horizontal drive-shafts, mechanism for connecting one of said shafts With one of said presses and the other shaft with the other press, and means for connecting and disconnecting said shafts at will, substantially as described.

10. The combination of groups of form and impression cylinders, said groups being.

arran ed one above another, with a horizontal and an upright shaft and connections for each of said groups for driving the said cylinders thereof, andmeans for connecting said independent driv' g mechanisms at will, substantially as descri ed.

11. The combination of two printing presses for perfecting each a web and arran ed one above another, two horizontal shafts, an upright shaft at each side of the machine, gearing connecting one of said upright shafts with one of said horizontal shafts and one of said presses and the other upright shaft with the other horizontal shaft and the other press, and means for connecting the horizontal shafts at will, substantially as described. I

12. The combination of two printingpresses for perfecting each a web and arran ed one above another, two horizontal sha ts tight and loose pulleys on said horizontal shafts, gearing connecting one of said shafts with one of said presses and the other of said hcrizontal shafts with the other of said presses, belt-shifters, and means for connecting said shafts to ether and the beltshifters together at wil ,substantially as described.

13. The combination'of two web-presses arranged one above the other, a horizontal drive-shaft for each press, an upright shaft for each ress driven by the corresponding horizontal shaft, gearing for connecting one IIC " said horizontal shafts with the first impression-cylinder of one ofsaid presses and the other horizontal shaft with the second in:- pression-cylmder of the other press, means for connecting and disconnecting said shafts with and from each other, belt-shifters, and means for connecting and disconnecting said shifters with. and from each other, substantially as described,

15. The combination of a web-press, means for driving said press from one side of the ma chine, a lever at each side of the press, one of said levers throwing power on and oil, and connections between said levers, whereby each may be used to throw the-power on and ofl and the press be s arted and stopped from each side of the ma. nine.

16. In a printing-press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing mechanism, of a plurality of driving mechanisms independent of each other and driven by inde pendent belts, means for d1 iving certain of said sets of printing mechanism by one of said driving mechanisms and certain other of said sets of printing mechanism by another of said driving mechanisms, and means whereby all of said sets of printing mechanism may be driven from either of said belts.

17. In a printing-press, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing mechanism mounted in a common frame, of a plu rality of independent driving mechanisms adapted to operate indepei'idently of each other, means for driving certain of said of printing mechanism by one of said driving mechanism and certain other of said sets of printing mechanism by another of said driving mechanism, means for coupling said driv ing devices together so that they will operate j ointly to drive said sets of printing mechanism, and a plurality of folding mechanisms adapted to receive the webs from said sets of printing mechanism.

18. In a printing-press, the combination one above 'tiidotherin a common frame, two independent driving mechanisms, and means for driving one of said sets of printing mech-- anism by one of said driving mechanisms and the other set (if-printing mechanism by the other driving mechanism.

19, In a printing-press, the combination of two sets of printing mechanism arrangedbne above the other on a common frame, two in- 3 men a of two sets of printing mechanism arranged the other set of printing mechanisn dependent driving mechanisms r. iven by ii" dependent belts, means for (iilru j 1 said sets of printing mechanism in said driving mechanisms a: i L said'sets of printing mechanism driving mechanism, and means both sets of printing mechanism by either said driving-belts. 20. in a priiiting press, the combination of two sets of printing mechanism arranged l i above the other in aconimon frame, two 3independent driving niechanisn'is, means for driving one of said sets of printing mechanism by one of said driving mechanisms v i the other set of printing mechanism by the other driving mechanism, and means for coupling said driv mechanisms together.

21. In a printing-press, the combinat on of two sets of printing n'iechsnism arran ad one above the 0th in a comnion frame, two i dependent driving mechanisms, means driving one of said sets of printin 5 mes ism by one of said driving mecha other driving meclnmism, means for drain both sets of prin ng niechai 'n one of driving mechani n, and me said driving mechanisms toge In printing-press, the con 1 a plurality of of printii'ig nccin ranged 'one above another in a common. frame, two driving-shafts for driving said sets of printing mecha ism, means wncreby either set of printing mechanism may be disconnected from its driving-shaft, two independent driving-belts, and means whereby said shafts may be driven from either or belts. substantially as described. I

23: in a printing-prew, the combination with a plurality of sets of printing neon ism arranged one almve another n a com mon frame, of drivin ears located at e; site sides of thior driving ti ent sets of printing me iisni, and independent driving-shafts for comnnmn'a... power to the driving-g ars at the opposite sides of the pr i v the different printing in chanisn'is m be operatedas separate oi printnig interfering var ti mechanism sift, the other sets of printing nir-cnan ism.

24:. in a printing-pres with a nluraiiiv of of printing mechanism arriinged duo abi another in a con:-

ind, of n 11-: i fog different f; 7 ni-pendeiitly', men; s for rou 'iiing ufigitiiit' certain of "aid s s of printing mechanism,

plurality of l .1. mg mecliai'iisnis arranged i 1 as one above- :nionnr, in means ioi diitn l 'v'. said lolemn n one anot.

isms ,indi-wpendenf y of t! s corresponding ism arranged one above another in a common frame, of driving devices at each side of the press, and independent driving-shafts for operating said driving devices at opposite sides of the press.

26. The combination of two printingpresses for perfecting webs and arranged one over the other in a common frame, two horizontal drive-shafts, mechanism for connecting one of said shafts with one of said presses and the other shaft with the other press, and means for connecting and disconnecting said shafts at will.

27. The combination of groups of form and impression cylinders, said groups being arranged one above another in a common frame, with a horizontal and an upright shaft and connections for each of said groups for driving the said cylinders thereof, and means for connecting said independent driving mechanisms at will.

28. The combination of two- .printingpresses for perfecting each a web and arranged ,above one another in a common 5 frame, two horizontal shafts, an upright shaft at each side of the machine, gearing connecting one of said upright shafts and one of said presses and the other upright shaft with the other horizontal shaft and" the other press, and means for connecting the horizon- 3o tal shafts at will. i

29. The combination of two web-presses arranged one above the other in a common frame, a horizontal drive-shaft for each press,

an upright shaft for each press driven by the 3 5 corresponding horizontal shaft, gearing for connecting one of said upright shafts with the first impression-cylinder of one of said presses and the other upright shaft with the second impression-cylinder of the other press, 40

and means for connecting and disconnecting saidhorizontal shafts at will.

Signed at New York, in the county of New R. W. BARKLEY, CHARLES A. Bnonnn. 

